 Juancho (225), Clearwater Beach, Georgia, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 2, 2006 Stunning! What more could you ask for? (a double Simcoe maybe?)
Wonderful head, great color, amber/orange and an aroma that grabs you. Dominated by hops, citrus like waves followed by grassy piney notes. Just a beautiful IIPA without going extreme.
mreusch (743), Olathe, Kansas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 2, 2006 Bottle, pours a clear amber orange with a moderate light off-white head, some lacing. Commanding aroma of hops, followed by pine, resin, floral and some orange. Taste brings a nice hops bite with a very clean, smooth, warm alcohol finish. Well balanced and very nice!
jtw (944), farmington, Michigan, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 2, 2006 bottle from my secret santa! huge hops presence, cascade and some other americanized hops (and apparently tettnang, from the description). piney bitterness and a decent malt background - the malt serves no other purpose than to deliver more hops. orange color with low carbonation - very good!
MI2CA (1266), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 29, 2006 12oz - 2006 - Aroma is a slap in the face with a bag of earthy floral piney hops, classic simcoe, sharp citrus zing and just enough malt to keep it from being pure hop resin. Pours transparent orange with a small white head and great lacing. Flavor is a little disappointing after the awesome aroma. Still quite hoppy of course with orange, pine, and loads of carmel malt. Chewy and sticky palate with a touch of tartness. An excellent IIPA. Incredibly drinkable and smooth all things considered.
JJClark (546), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 26, 2006 Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a frothy white head. Aroma of pine resin and citrus. The taste of hops is dominant with the added flavor of grapefruit and malt. If your a hop head you will definately like this beer. Finish is clean, dry and moderately bitter.
Marsiblursi (1659), Göteborg, Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 23, 2006 (Bottle, thanks Pelle) Pours a bit hazy, light amber. Apricot and clementine/tangerine aroma with citrusy hops and caramel/toffee-ish malt. Some alcohol and a bit minty. Bitter, a bit dry flavour with a rasiny ending. Well blended. Lingering grapefruity afterbiterness with alcohol hints. Medium body.
OKBeer (1159), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 23, 2006 On tap at the Clybourn brewpub. Golden amber colour with a fully lasting frothy off-white head. Big grapefruit and piny hop aroma with some light alcohol notes. Caramel and brown sugar flavour with a grapefruit bitter finish that’s disappointing given the ample hop aroma. Just bitterness and alcohol without the fresh citrus and pine of the IPA. Medium bodied, juicy, but a bit cloying.
tennisjoel (951), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 21, 2006 Bottle. Pours orange with a thin head. As I’ve found with many higher ABV GI beers, this one is pretty sweet in flavor. Alcohol is detected but not overwhelming. A solid IIPA, but in my opinion not 93rd percentile.
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